Smoking stand



Jan.7, 1941. s Q F 2,228,008

SMOKING STAND Filec} June 5, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inveni or X Samuel 61' 'raafj Attorneys Jan. 7, 194 1, s. c. GROFF SMOKING STAND Filed June 5 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 iii/Z:

Inventor M A itameys Patented Jan. 7, 1941 UNITED STATES SMOKING STA ND Samuel C. Groff, Akron, 0hio Application June 5,

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in smoking stands and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an article of this character comprising novel means for automatically closing the device in the event that it should be tipped over.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a smoking stand of the aforementioned character which may be conveniently emptied when desired.

Still another very important object of the invention is to provide a smoking stand of the character described comprising novel cigarette extinguishing means.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a smoking stand of the character set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a smoking stand constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the device open.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, showing the device tipped to an inclination and closed.

Figure 5 is a detail view in vertical section through the cigarette extinguisher, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Figure 6 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig.3.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a hollow standard I of suitable material, said standard being square in horizontal section. Of course, the standard I may be of any suitable dimensions. At its lower end, the standard I is provided with a base 2. Mounted on the other end of the standard I is a plate 3 having formed therein a circular opening 5 communicating with the standard I.

Removably mounted on the plate 3 and depending therefrom through the opening 4 into 1933, Serial No. 277,505 (Cl. 22020.5)

the upper portion of the standard I is a tray 5. Rising from the bottom of the tray 5 is a tube 6 the purpose of which will presently become apparent. The tray 5 is provided on its upper end with an external supporting flange l which rests on the plate 3. Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the flange I has formed therein a plurality of keyhole slots 8 which accommodate headed pins 9 on the plate 3 for releasably securing the tray 5 in position. The tray 5 is-f0rmed to provide oppositely tapered upper and lower portions IE] and II, respectively.

Extending vertically through the standard I and the tray 5 is a stem I2. The stem I2 passes slidably through the tube 6 of the tray 5 and terminates in a reduced, upwardly projecting upper end portion I3 having mounted thereon a conical closure I4 which is adapted to seat in the upper portion ID of the tray 5. A guide I5 is provided at an intermediate point in the standard I for the stem I 2. The base 2 of the standard I has formed therein a tapered opening Iii which ac-..- commodates a correspondingly shaped head Il on the lower end of the stem I2. A coil spring I8 encircles the stem I2 for yieldingly urging the closure I4 toward operative or lowered position. The upper end of the coil spring I8 is engaged beneath the guide I5 and the lower end of said coil spring is engaged with a collar I9 which is adjustably mounted on the stem I2.

The substantially conical closure I l terminates in a tubular upper end portion 20 which is slidable on the upper portion I3 of the stem I2. The tube 20 has formed therein diametrically opposite, bayonet slots 2| which accommodate a pin 22 which is mounted transversely in the upper portion of the stem I2.

Mounted diagonally on a corner portion of the substantially square plate 3 is a cigarette extinguisher which is designated generally by the reference numeral 23. The extinguisher 23 includes a horizontal trough 24 for the reception of the cigarette to be extinguished, the inner end of said trough being closely adjacent the tray 5. Rising from the inner end portion of the trough 24 is a substantially U-shaped frame 25. Slidably mounted in the substantially U-shaped frame 25 is a manually depressed plunger 26 having fixed on its lower end an arcuate head 21 which is engageable in the trough 24 for mashing and smothering the lighted end of a cigarette. A coil spring 28 returns the plunger 26 to raised position. A guide 29 is provided in the upper portion of the substantially U-shaped frame 25 for the trunnion 26.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. With the standard I in an upright position on the base 2 the weight of the parts is sufiicient to compress the coil spring l8, thus holding the stem l2 with the closure 14 thereon in elevated position, as shown to advantage in Fig. 3 of the drawings. With the closure I4 in raised or elevated position and out of engagement with the tray 5, ashes, matches, cigar and cigarette stubs, etc., may be conveniently deposited in the tray 5. Further, ashes may be conveniently knocked from cigars and cigarettes on the conical closure l4 and said ashes will drop by gravity into the tray 5. Should the device be upset the coil spring [.8 immediately moves the stem l2 downwardly in the manner shown to advantage in Fig. 4 of the drawings, thus engaging the closure l4 in the tapered upper portion ll) of the tray 5 thereby closing said tray and preventing the contents thereof from being spilled out. When it is desired to empty the device the conical closure I 4 is simply turned and lifted ofi the pin 22 on the upper portion I3 of the stem l2, the bayonet slots 2| permitting this. It will be observed that the slots 2| communicate with the interior of the conical closure l4. The tray 5 is then rotated in a direction to free same of the headed pins 9, after which said tray may be lifted out of the opening 4.

It is believed that the many advantages of a smoking stand constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A smoking stand comprising, in combination, a standard, a tray mounted in the upper end of said standard, a slidable stem extending vertically through the standard and tray, a closure for the tray fixedly mounted on one end of said stem above said tray, and means for actuating the stem for moving the closure downwardly to closed position when the standard is tipped over, said stem being engageabie at its other end with the supporting surface on which the standard is mounted for holding the stem in its upper position and thereby maintaining the closure in open position.

2. VA smoking stand comprising, in combination, a standard, a tray removably mounted in the upper portion of the standard, said tray including a tube rising from the bottom thereof, a vertical stem extending slidably through the standard and the tube in the tray, said stem being engageable at its lower end with the supporting surface on which the standard is mounted for retention thereby in raised position, a closure fixedly mounted on the upper end of the stem above the tray and engageable therein for closing said tray when the stem is disengaged from the supporting surface, and resilient means operatively connected to the stem for actuating said stem in a downward direction to close the closure.

SAMUEL C. GEOFF. 

